How to access cookies in jQuery?

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by kelley , in category: JavaScript , a year ago

How to access cookies in jQuery?

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by devin , a year ago

@kelley 

In jQuery, you can access cookies using the $.cookie method, which is provided by the jQuery cookie plugin. To use this method, you must first include the jQuery cookie plugin in your project.


Once you have included the plugin, you can use the $.cookie method to get and set cookies. Here's an example:

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// Set a cookie
$.cookie('my_cookie', 'cookie_value');

// Get a cookie
var cookieValue = $.cookie('my_cookie');


In the example above, we set a cookie called my_cookie with the value cookie_value. To get the value of the cookie, we simply call the $.cookie method with the name of the cookie as the argument.


You can also pass additional options to the $.cookie method, such as the expiration time of the cookie or the path where the cookie should be set. Here's an example:

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// Set a cookie that expires in 7 days
$.cookie('my_cookie', 'cookie_value', { expires: 7 });

// Set a cookie that is only accessible on the path '/my/path'
$.cookie('my_cookie', 'cookie_value', { path: '/my/path' });


In the examples above, we set a cookie with an expiration time of 7 days and a cookie that is only accessible on the path '/my/path'. You can find more information about the available options in the jQuery cookie plugin documentation.

by santina.kub , 2 months ago

@kelley 

Note: The jQuery cookie plugin is not maintained by the jQuery team and may have vulnerabilities or compatibility issues. It is recommended to use the native JavaScript document.cookie method or a more modern library such as js-cookie.